Detective books

Detective novels are such a great genre of books, filled with with quirky private investigators, dark back alleys, sultry heiresses, and shocking villains. I fell in love with Agatha Christie novels early on when I was young for reasons I don’t entirely understand, but I’ve loved detective novels ever since. Most of the authors on ...

This post includes affliate links, read here how these work. NOTHING beats a page turning detective story to hook kids on reading, does it? The mystery of whodunnit IS irresistable. And even more so NOW for girls.

There just aren't enough new Dark Academia titles, so I've done my very best detective work to track down books with the right vibe, for one reason or another. Mostly, mainlining the Gothic or the Mystery/Fantasy element. You can plop these onto your TBR or wishlists. Pre-oders at the ready! #bookstagram #books #2022books #darkacademia #moderngothic #gothicfantasy #fantasybooks #reading

It’s been said that Sherlock Holmes is the most famous man who never lived and who, consequently, can never die. Just in the past decade, Holmes has repeatedly dazzled us with his deductions in blockbuster movies, two popular television series and dozens of new stories and novels. More than ever, enthusiastic devotees crowd exhibitions about the great detective, attend conventions in his honor and join “scion societies” of the revered Baker Street Irregulars, including the Red Circle of…

The Vinyl Detective Book Review - Yes, it's a detective seeking rare vinyl records.

Forrester, Andrew, The Female Detective. British Library Crime Classics.

Another classic collection of mysteries from the Golden Age of British crimewriting, by the author of The Scarlet Pimpernel It has been twenty years since Polly Burton last saw the Teahouse Detective,but one foggy afternoon she stumbles into a Fleet Street café and chances uponthe cantankerous sleuth again. The years have not softened his manner, nordulled his appetite for unravelling the most tortuous of conspiracies,shedding light on mysteries that have confounded the finest minds of…

If you love detective books or are looking for a great new female detective to fall in love with, we've got some recommendations for you!

We're not telling you to forget your favorite Sherlock Holmes stories. But we do suggest making room on your bookshelf for these excellent Victorian female detectives of fiction!

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